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Uganda President to Sign Antigay Bill Into Law

If Enacted, Bill Could Lead to a Life Sentence for Persons Convicted of Homosexual Acts

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Nicholas Bariyo

Feb. 15, 2014 3:13 a.m. ET

KAMPALA Uganda—Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is set to sign the antigay bill into law, in an abrupt policy shift just a few weeks after the country's long serving leader appealed for more time to study the bill.

If enacted, the bill could lead to a life sentence for persons convicted of homosexual acts.